Quote of the Day

Shas and United Torah Judaism are not part of this coalition and I see not reason to change the makeup of this coalition... This coalition is functioning and we have seen this in regards to the budget, along with a slew of Basic Laws, with the selection of representatives to the judicial committee for selecting judges and dayanim. We really do have a functioning coalition and I see no reason right now to bring in Shas and UTJ  - not before the budget passes nor after it. 

  -- Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman

1. the Haredi news is reporting this as Lieberman exercising his veto - it is not a veto. For a veto there would have to be negotiations on the table, an attempt to bring them in, a desire on their side to join the coalition, and the like. Unless things are going on behind the scenes that have not been made public, which is possible, there are no attempts being made to bring them in, so this is not a veto. it is just an answer, a spicy answer, to a question he was asked by a journalist.

2. the feeling is mutual. They don't seem to want to join the coalition. I see no conflict here. 

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